Eto~! lol, my new trademark! xD Anyhow, woot! I'm finally back to updating this story! How long has it been, eh? lol, sorry for the extremely long wait! As some of you should know, during these past weeks, I've been focusing on 'It's All bacause of Magnets'! But, now that it is over, I'll start focusing back to this story and my other remaining stories! Yosh! Woot! Anyways, let's start the story now! Sasuke's POV's up! Woot!
Chapter Twenty-Two: We are Meant for Each Other
I sighed again for the nth time that day. Every time I did so, the dobe would turn around and gave me a weird look, before blushing when I smiled at him and quickly turning back to the front. And just by seeing that, I let out another happy sigh. It couldn't be helped, I was indeed very happy that day. It had been almost a week since Naruto was able to go home and start going to school again after he was hospitalised, and we were back to normal ever since.
"Okay then, class, for this project, I want all of you to find a friend to pair up," the teacher suddenly instructed. "You all have a month and a half to finish this project. The results of your projects will be displayed during the Language Week, so I'm counting on each and every single one of you to do your best, okay?"
"Okay!"
After that, all the students went to seek for their friends to pair up on the project, and a few girls came up to me with hopeful expressions, and I felt like stomping their faces with my feet. Then, I noticed Naruto sitting all alone at his desk, staring at me. My heart leaped when I saw the pouting face, and knowing that he wanted to pair up with me, I immediately went to him, ignoring all the girls - who started whining as soon as I past them. Annoying.
"Hey," I smiled at him, even though I knew it came out as a smirk - it always does.
"...got a partner yet?" he asked, hope tinged in his sweet, melodious voice.
I shrugged, signalling a 'no'. "You?"
He shook his head, a happy expression appearing on his cute face. "...um...I was wondering...can we...do the project together?"
"Hn," I nodded merely, but deep inside I was jumping in joy. Taking the empty chair beside me, I sat down beside Naruto. "...so, what topic are we gonna do about then?"
"Um...dunno, what do you think?"
"...I don't know either, but we'll think of something, okay?"
I smiled at him again, and I received another cute blush. As we continued to talk about our project, I took the opportunity to stare at him every now and again, gazing at his cute face, with the brightest and bluest eyes I've ever seen, the messiest yet cutest and yellowest mop of hair around, the three pairs of uniquely cute and adorable whisker-like marks ever, the most perfect tanned skin skin, the chubby cheeks that just begged me to-
"-Sasuke, are you listening to me?"
"...hn?"
"Sasuke, what were you doing?" Naruto furrowed his brows and pouted, and I couldn't help but wanting to kiss the pair of luscious red lips. "Sasuke! Stop staring at me and start listening to me! What do you have in that mind of yours, teme?!"
"...hn," I replied briefly, smirking my usual smug smirk. "You were saying?"
He rolled his eyes and sighed. "Geez...okay, like I was saying, since you have Internet at home, then you should do all the research for our project. I'll come over to your house and help you out if I have the time. When you're done researching, I'll try my best to complete the project, but I would really need your help on completing it, okay? Okay? ...Sasuke? Sasuke? Sasuke. ...Sasuke-teme, are you listening to me?!"
"...hn."
"Okay, tell me what I was talking about then," he narrowed his eyes at me, and I smirked again.
"You told me to do the research for our project at my house, and you would try to come and help me if you can. And after I've done my research, you would go and finish the project, but you want me to help you. Anything else?" I smirked when he puffed his cheeks crossly.
We then continued discussing about the project - and teasing each other every now and again - until school was over for the day. After I packed my bag, I waited for him at the door, as he was still jolting up something in his note - I didn't even remember seeing him with his note before. Who knew a dumbass would actually have a note with him? Anyhow, back to the story, as I waited for him, I thought about what I had been thinking that day.
'It had all returned to normal.... I just hope nothing bad would ever happen between us again...' As I thought, I suddenly remembered about our fight where the both of us had somehow confessed to each other. 'I wonder if he still remembers about it.... I really want to do it once again...confess my feelings to him once again, properly, without us fighting or anything.... I really think I should do it sooner...maybe after this?'
"Okay, let's go!" Naruto's voice suddenly broke my train of thoughts.
"...hn."
As the both of us walked home, we talked about random things until there was nothing more to talk about. The walk then was very silent, with only the rustling of leaves, the chirping of the birds and distant children's voices and car-honking were heard. With a hand in my pocket, I would occasionally run my other hand through my black locks, whilst the hand in my pocket clenched and unclenched as I tried to find the courage to confess to him.
"...Naruto-" "-Sasuke..."
The both of us stared at each other, and we looked away in an instant, with the two of us blushing lightly. I glanced at him, and noticed him glancing back at me in uncertainty. I furrowed my brows, licked my lips before I decided to just listen to him first. I turned to him, and saw that he was staring back at me with his usual cute pout, as if he was waiting for me to make my decision whether I wanted to start first or let him start first.
"...what was it that you want to talk about?" I asked, gazing into his azure eyes.
"I...you start first," he pouted, looking away as he started to blush again.
"...okay," I said, clenching my fists again to find my courage. "I...I l-like you...Naruto."
"...S-Sasuke?"
I bit my lower lip. "I know...you already knew about this...but...I want to do this properly. I-I mean...I really like you, Naruto. After all that we've been through...I have to say, I'm very grateful that you're still by my side...and...I don't want you to ever part away from me again.... I...love you. I love you, Naruto..."
"...Sasu..." tears trickled down his cheeks, and I panicked.
"Na-Naru? Y-you don't l-like-?"
"It's not that..." he chuckled, wiping the tears off. "It's just...I'm so happy, Sasuke. So very happy...that I felt so warm inside...and I couldn't help but to cry..."
I sighed in relief, and smiled lightly at him. "...what was it that you want to talk about then?"
"I...I think..." he started to fiddle with his fingers, eyes fixed to his black-and orange sneakers. "I...uh...I l-like...y-you...too..."
I blushed a little at his confession, before smiling again and reaching out to cup his cheeks. I then tilted his head until we were both facing each other, his large eyes staring straight into my dark orbs. His face was red, and I couldn't help but to let out a chuckle before I leaned forward and capture his lips in a short sweet kiss. We both closed our eyes as we closed the tiny gap between us, deepening the kiss as well.
After a short while, we broke apart and I continued to stare into his light blue eyes, smiling. "...I love you, Naruto..."
"...I...love you too, Sasuke..."
....okay, I have to say, this isn't one of my favourite chapters. Somehow, I hate the fluffiness in this chappy. I don't know why, but I think this is just a filter chappy since I said I'd be focusing on Sasuke's and Naruto's relationship in this chappy. Oh well...what's done is done. All I have to do now is to concentrate on the next chappy. Oh yeah, talking 'bout the next chappy, it'll be another SaixKai chappy! Yay! That's making me so very happy! Yosh! Woot! Ja ne, minna-san!